128 Players Form Outstanding 2022 Rookie Class
October 18, 2022 – Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
TORONTO – A class of 128 first-year players is eligible to be named the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Most Outstanding Rookie. The recipient will be recognized at the CFL Awards, hosted by the CFL on TSN’s Kate Beirness, on November 17 – one of the marquee events during the 2022 Grey Cup Festival in Saskatchewan.
The Most Outstanding Rookie award is selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches. To be eligible, players:
Must have been named to the active 45-man roster of a member club of the CFL for a regular season game during the 2022 season; AND
Must not have dressed for a member club of the CFL for a regular season, postseason or championship game in any prior season; AND
Must not have dressed for a member club of the National Football League for a regular season, postseason or championship game in the current season or any season prior.
Previous winners of the Most Outstanding Rookie award include:
2021: Jordan Williams (BC)
2019: Nate Holley (CGY)
2018: Lewis Ward (OTT)
2017: James Wilder Jr. (TOR)
2016: DaVaris Daniels (CGY)
2015: Derel Walker (EDM)
2014: Dexter McCoil (EDM)
2013: Brett Jones (CGY)
2012: Chris Matthews (WPG)
2011: Chris Williams (HAM)
2022 ROOKIE CLASS
BC LIONS
Bruce Anderson | RB | North Dakota St
Joshua Archibald |DL | McGill
Nathan Cherry | DL | Saskatchewan
Omar Fortt | LB | Connecticut
Miles Fox | DL | Wake Forest
Adrian Greene | DB | Saint Mary’s
Tyler Packer | OL | Calgary
Riley Pickett | DL | Saskatchewan
Emmanuel Rugamba | DB | Miami (Ohio)
Slone Teuhema | DL | Southeastern Louisiana
Noah Zerr | OL | Saskatchewan
EDMONTON ELKS
Peter Adjey | LS | Queen’s
Michael Beaudry | QB | Idaho
Kevin Brown | RB | Incarnate Word
Jeremie Dominique | DB | Charleston
Vincent Forbes-Mombleau | WR | Laval
Tre Ford | QB | Waterloo
Andrew Garnett | OL | Towson
Lucky Jackson | WR | Western Kentucky
Raphael Leonard | WR | Southern Illinois
Kai Locksley | QB/WR | Texas El Paso
Keisean Lucier-South | DL | UCLA
Enock Makonzo | LB | Coastal Carolina
Mark McLaurin | DB | Mississippi State
Ryan Meskell | K | Hawaii
Dillon Mitchell | WR | Oregon
J-Min Pelley | DL | Calgary
Jacob Plamondon | DL | Calgary
Christian Saulsberry | RB | West Alabama
CALGARY STAMPEDERS
Daniel Amoako | DB | York
Joshua Coker | OL | Rhodes College
Bailey Devine-Scott | DB | Western New England
Peyton Logan | RB | Tennessee Martin
Romeo McKnight | DL | North Carolina Charlotte
Dedrick Mills | RB | Nebraska
George Obinna | DL | Sacramento State
Jalen Philpot | WR | Calgary
T.J. Rayam | DL | Boston College
Dionte Ruffin | DB | Western Kentucky
Tre Odoms-Dukes | WR | South Florida
Josiah Schakel | LB | Alberta
Shaq Smith | LB | Maryland
Titus Wall | DB | Missouri St
Darius Williams | DB | Colorado State-Pueblo
Perry Young | LB | Cincinnati
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
Diego Alatorre Montoya | OL | UBC
A.J. Allen | DL | Guelph
Logan Bandy | OL | Calgary
Tommy Bringi | LB | Wilfrid Laurier
Demarcus Christmas | DL | Florida St
Jayden Dalke | LB | Alberta
Samuel Emilus | WR | Louisiana Tech
Amari Henderson | DB | Wake Forest
Frankie Hickson | RB | Liberty
David Kenney | DL | Illinois State
Bruno Labelle | WR | Cincinnati
Nelson Lokombo | DB | Saskatchewan
Kosi Onyeka | DB | Guelph
Justin Rice | LB | Utah State
Kooper Richardson | OL | Sacramento State
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
Konner Burtenshaw | FB | Queen’s
Brian Cole | LB | Mississippi State
DeJuan Cooper | LB | South Dakota
Liam Dobson | OL | Maine
Tyrell Ford | DB | Waterloo
Evan Holm | DB | North Dakota
Souleymane Karamoko | DB | Laval
Cedrick Lavigne | DB | Carleton
Tomoya Machino | OL | Kyoto University
Greg McCrae | RB | Central Florida
Jamal Parker | DB | Kent State
Patrice Rene | DB | Rutgers
Donald Rutledge | LB | Georgia Southern
Dalton Schoen | WR | Kansas State
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
Jared Beeksma | LB | Guelph
Ronheen Bingham | DL | Arkansas State
Tre Crawford | DL | Alabama Birmingham
Mo Diallo | DL | Arizona
Anthony Federico | DL | Queen’s
Anthony Johnson | WR | Buffalo
VoseanJoseph | LB | Florida
Jalen Morton | QB | Prairie View A&M
Jamie Newman | QB | Wake Forest
Tyrone Riley | OL | North Carolina State
Seth Small | K | Texas A&M
Kiondre Smith | WR | Guelph
Cedric Wilcots | DL | New Mexico State
Lawrence Woods | DB | Truman State
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
Daniel Adeboboye | RB | Bryant
Kofi Appiah | OL | Villanova
Brandon Barlow | DL | Boston College
Damonte Coxie | WR | Memphis
Ali Fayad | DL | Western Mich.
John Haggerty | P | Western Kentucky
Jeremiah Haydel | WR | Texas St
Caleb Holden | DB | Merrimack
Ben Holmes | QB | Tarleton St
Jonathon Jones | LB | Toledo
Chad Kelly | QB | Ole Miss
Deionte Knight | DL | Western
Gregor Mackellor | OL | St FX
Tavarus McFadden | DB | Florida St
Braydon Noll | OL | Laurier
Simeon Okonta-Wariso | DL | England
Enoch Penney-Laryea | LB | McMaster
Eric Sutton | DB | Texas St
OTTAWA REDBLACKS
Tyrie Adams | QB | Western Carolina
Alonzo Addae | DB | West Virginia
Hakeem Bailey | DC | West Virginia
Keaton Bruggeling | WR | Carleton
Bryce Carter | DL | James Madison
Douglas Coleman | DB | Texas Tech
Cyrille Hogan-Saindon | OL | Laval
Edris Jean-Alphonse | DB | Laval
Will Kiely | DL | William & Mary
Anthony Mahoungou | WR | Purdue
Patrick Nelson | LB | SMU
Uzoma Osuji | OL | Boise State
Zack Pelehos | OL | Ottawa
Deshawn Stevens | DL | West Virginia
Devonte Williams | RB | Southeastern Louisiana
MONTREAL ALOUETTES
Davis Alexander | QB | Portland State
Brock Gowanlock | DL | Manitoba
Mustafa Johnson | DL | Colorado
Pier-Olivier Lestage | OL | Montreal
Zach Lindley | LB | Western
Tyson Philpot | WR | Calgary
Tyrell Richards | LB | Syracuse
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